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Mammary
Goat
Goat, lactating, 1 month
Blanco, A. , Rife, U. and Larson, B.
Lactate Dehydrogenase Isozymes during Dedifferentiation in Cultures of Mammary Secretory Cells ,
Nature
 214 , 1331 , 1967
Cells
Mammary gland
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.02 - 0.03%
Medium
HBSS or EBSS
Mammary
Guinea-Pig
Guinea-pig, pregnant, 4-10 day
Turba, F. and Hilpert, N.
Secretion and Resorption of Proteins by Isolated Mammary Gland Cells. German ,
Biochem Z
 334 , 501 , 1961
Cells
Mammary gland
Enzymes
Medium
Dulbecco phosphate
Mammary
Human
Human
Labarge, M. , Garbe, J. and Stampfer, M.
Processing of Human Reduction Mammoplasty and Mastectomy Tissues for Cell Culture. ,
J Vis Exp
 71 , 2013
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 200 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Human
Human, normal biopsy
Ronnov-Jessen L. , Villadsen R. , Edwards J. and Petersen O.
Differential Expression of a Chloride Intracellular Channel Gene, CLIC4, in Transforming Growth Factor-beta1-mediated Conversion of Fibroblasts to Myofibroblasts ,
Am J Pathol
 161 , 471 , 2002
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 900 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Human
Human
Huss, F. and Kratz, G.
Mammary Epithelial Cell and Adipocyte Co-Culture in a 3-D Matrix: The First Step Towards Tissue-Engineered Human Breast Tissue. ,
Cells Tissues Organs
 169 , 361-7 , 2001
Cells
Mammary epithelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Human
Human
Ogmundsdottir, H. , Petursdottir, I. , Gudmundsdottir, I. , Amundadottir, L. , Ronnov-Jessen, L. and Petersen, O.
Effects of Lymphocytes and Fibroblasts on the Growth of Human Mammary Carcinoma Cells Studied in Short-Term Primary Cultures ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 29A , 936 , 1993
Cells
Epithelial
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 450 IU/ml
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Mammary
Human
Human
Ronnov-Jessen, L. , VanDeurs, B. , Nielsen, M. and Petersen, O.W.
Identification, Paracrine Generation, and Possible Function of Human Breast Carcinoma Myofibroblasts in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 28 , 273 , 1992
Cells
Myofibroblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase : 900 IU/ml
Medium
DME - F12
Mammary
Human
Human, female, 15-61 yrs old
Berthon, P. , Pancino, G. , Cremoux, P. , Roseto, A. , Gespach, C. and Calvo, F.
Characterization of Normal Breast Epithelial Cells in Primary Cultures: Differentiation and Growth Factor Receptors Studies ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 28A , 716 , 1992
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 150 IU/ml
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Human
Human
Emerman, J. and Wilkinson, D.
Routine Culturing of Normal, Dysplastic and Malignant Human Mammary Epithelial Cells from Small Tissue Samples ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 1186 , 1990
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 2.0%
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Mammary
Human
Human
Leung, C. and Shiu, R.
Morphological and Proliferative Characteristics of Human Breast Tumor Cells Cultured on Plastic and in Collagen Matrix ,
In Vitro
 18 , 476 , 1981
Cells
Tumor, breast
Enzymes
Neuraminidase : 0.8 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Human
Human
Stampfer, M. , Hallowes, R. and Hackett, A.
Growth of Normal Human Mammary Cells in Culture ,
In Vitro
 16 (5) , 415 , 1980
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/Ham's F-12
Mammary
Mouse

Mouse, female

Sun, H. , Xu, X. and Deng, C.
Preparation of Single Epithelial Cells Suspension from Mouse Mammary Glands. ,
Bio Protoc
 10 , e3530 , 2020
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse
Liu, X. , Johnson, S. , Liu, S. , Kanojia, D. , Yue, W. , Singh, U. , Wang, Q, Wang Qi, Nie, Q. and Chen H.
Nonlinear Growth Kinetics of Breast Cancer Stem Cells: Implications for Cancer Stem Cell Targeted Therapy. ,
Sci Rep
 3 , 2473 , 2013
Cells
Mammary tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Hyaluronidase : 0.020%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 10 week
Cheng, N. and Lambert, D.
Mammary Transplantation of Stromal Cells and Carcinoma Cells in C57BL/6J Mice. ,
J Vis Exp
 54 , e2716 , 2011
Cells
Fibroblasts, carcinoma
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.2%
Hyaluronidase : 1,000 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 12 week
Taddei, I. , Deugnier, M. , Faraldo, M. , Petit, V. , Bouvard, D. , Medina, D. , Fassler, R. , Thiery, J. and Glukhova, M.
Beta1 Integrin Deletion from the Basal Compartment of the Mammary Epithelium Affects Stem Cells ,
Nat Cell Biol
 10 , 716-22 , 2008
Cells
Mammary epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.3%
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
see reference
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, 11 week
Mueller, S. , Clark, J. , Myers, P. and Korach, K.
Mammary Gland Development in Adult Mice Requires Epithelial and Stromal Estrogen Receptor Alpha. ,
Endocrinology
 143 , 2357 , 2002
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 25 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Protease XIV : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse
Boulanger CA, Smith GH.
Reducing mammary cancer risk through premature stem cell senescence ,
Oncogene
 20 , 2264-72 , 2001
Cells
Mammary epithelial stem
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Pronase : 1.25%
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/C
Kanazawa, T. and Hosick, H.
Transformed Growth Phenotype of Mouse Mammary Epithelium in Primary Culture Induced by Specific Fetal Mesenchymes ,
J Cell Physiol
 153 , 381 , 1992
Cells
Epithelium
Enzymes
Collagenase : 250 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/c, virgin, female, 4 month
Beck, J. , Hosick, H. and Watkins, B.
Growth of Epithelium From a Preneoplastic Mammary Outgrowth on Response to Mammary Adipose Tissue ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 25 (5) , 409 , 1989
Cells
Adipocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 50 µg/ml
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (BALB/cCrgl), mature
Bandyopadhyay, G. , Imagawa, W. , Wallace, D. and Nandi, S.
Proliferative effects of insulin and epidermal growth factor on mouse mammary epithelial cells in primary culture ,
J Biol Chem
 263 , 7567 , 1988
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Pronase : 0.01%
Medium
Hepes buffered medium 199
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/c, female, 6-8 week
Ehmann, U. , Peterson, W. and Misfeldt, D.
To Grow Mouse Mammary Epithelial Cells in Culture ,
J Cell Biol
 98 , 1026 , 1984
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (C3H/HeN), female
Taketani, Y. and Oka, T.
EGF Stimulates Cell Proliferation and Inhibits Functional Differentiation of Mouse Mammalian Dipithelial Cells in Culture ,
Endocrinology
 113 , 871 , 1983
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
Medium 199
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, (BALB/c/Crgl Me), female, pregnant
Riser, M. , Huff, B. and Medina, D.
Pepsin Can Be Used To Subculture Viable Mammary Epithelial Cells ,
In Vitro
 19 , 730 , 1983
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Pepsin : 0.1% and 0.05%
Pepsin : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS with 0.2% EDTA, CMF
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, female
Jones, W. and Hallowes, R.
Isolation of the Epithelial Subcomponents of the Mouse Mammary Gland for Tissue-Level Culture Studies ,
J Tiss Cul Meth
 8 (1) , 17 , 1983
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (NMuMG), female, 2 months
Ehmann, U. and Misfeldt, D.
Mouse Mammary Cells in D-Valine Medium ,
In Vitro
 18 , 407 , 1982
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/cCr1, female
Asch, B. , Burstein, N. , Vidrich, A. and Sun, T.
Identification of Mouse Mammary Epithelial Cells by Immunofluorescence With Rabbit and Guinea-Pig Antikeratin Antisera ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 78 , 5643 , 1981
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS/DMEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (BALB/cfC3H)
Yang, J. , Guzman, R. , Richards, J. and Nandi, S.
Primary Cultures of Mouse Mammary Tumor Epithelial Cells Embedded in Collagen Gels ,
In Vitro
 16 , 502 , 1980
Cells
Mammary tumors
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 1.0%
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, pregnant 8-12 day
Yang J, Richards J, Guzman R, Imagawa W. and Nandi S.
Sustained growth in primary culture of normal mammary epithelial cells embedded in collagen gels ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 77 , 2088 , 1980
Cells
Mammary
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (BALB/c), pregnant, 60-80 days
Ceriani, R. , Peterson, J. and Abraham, S.
Removal of Cell Surface Material by Enzymes Used to Dissociate Mammary Gland Cells ,
In Vitro
 14 , 887 , 1978
Cells
Mammary
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
CMF medium
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/cfC3H/Crgl, virgin, female
DeOme, K. , Miyamoto, M. , Osborn, R. , Guzman, R. and Lum, K.
Detection of Inaparent Nodule-transformed Cells in the Mammary Gland Tissues of Virgn Female BALB/cfC3H Mice ,
Cancer Res
 38 , 2103 , 1978
Cells
Nodule-transformed
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
Medium 199
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse (BALB/cCrgl), virgin, female, 4-8 month
White, M. , Hu, A. , Hamamoto, S. and Nandi
In vitro analysis of proliferating epithelial cell populations from the mouse mammary gland: fibroblast-free growth and serial passage ,
In Vitro
 14 , 271 , 1978
Cells
Epithelial
Mammary gland
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, BALB/cCrgl, female
(also guinea-pig)
Asch, B. and Medina, D.
Concanavalin A-Induced Agglutinability of Normal, Preneoplastic, and Neoplastic Mouse Mammary Cells ,
J Natl Cancer Inst
 61 (6) , 1423 , 1978
Cells
Swiss 3T3
Enzymes
Medium
PBS CMF
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, (C3H/Crgl or BALB/cCrgl), 8-10 day pregnant
Emerman, J. , Enami, J. , Pitelka, D. and Nandi, S.
Hormonal Effects on Intracellular and Secreted Casein in Cultures of Mouse Mammary Epithelial Cells on Floating Collagen Membranes ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 74 (10) , 4466 , 1977
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, lactating
Kerkof, P. and Abraham, S.
Preparation of Adipose Cell-Free Suspensions of Mammary Gland Parenchymal Cells from Lactating Mice ,
Methods Enzymol
 69 , 693 , 1976
Cells
Parenchymal
Enzymes
Medium
Kreb's Ringer bicarbonate buffer
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, female, early pregnancy <10 days
Moore, D. and Lasfargues, E.
Method for the Continuous Cultivation of Mammary Epithelium ,
In Vitro
 7 , 21 , 1971
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
Eagle's MEM
Mammary
Mouse
Mouse, CBA, virgin, 9/10 wk
Prop, F. and Wiepjes, G.
Improved method for preparation of single-cell suspensions from mammary glands of adult virgin mouse ,
Exp Cell Res
 61 , 451 , 1970
Cells
Mammary
Enzymes
Hyaluronidase : 0.1%
Medium
BSS, CMF

Tissue Tables (references, grouped by tissue type and species)

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Lung
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Mammary
Miscellaneous
Muscle
Neural
Organoids
Pancreas
Parotid
Pituitary
Prostate
Reproductive
Scales
Skin
Spleen
Stem
Thymus
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Tonsil
Tumor
Note: We have not limited the references listed to only those papers using Worthington enzymes. Generally speaking, the tissue dissociation enzymes offered by Worthington can be used interchangeably for most preparations cited.